Who spends $709 per month on groceries?
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 Hand-posted by Jennifer
I was testing out my new SwagBucks search engine and ran across an interesting tidbit of info:
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average American family of four spends $8,513 per year on groceries -- that's $709 per month!
WHAT?! I may be buying over $709 per month on groceries now but I do not pay that much out of my pocket with the help of coupons, LOL. But seriously…Who spends that much without coupons?
Thinking back to before my couponing habit, when I thought I was frugal, I can remember spending around $300-$400 for my family of five but not even close to $700 which included my household purchases too.
Guess I was more frugal before than I realized but I’m a whole lot happier with how frugal I am now!
By the way, I’m already up to 7 SwagBucks points. I earned 3 for signing up. 2 for the CASHISKING code. And 2 more from searching. I am liking this SwagBucks thing already. It’s so easy! Sign up & earn with me!
July 8, 2009 at 12:16 AM
That is just crazy! No wonder so many people are in debt- how can you pay that kind of money, plus pay all your other bills? Wow!
I just got back from the grocery store and spent my standard $55 (I go every 2 weeks). Before coupons, I probably spent around $400 for our family of 4.
July 8, 2009 at 8:27 AM
I spend $600 a month for all household items for our family of
7. I used to consistently go over budget and never feel we had enough. Then a year ago I started shopping smart and now we have an abundance-enough to share. So I don't neccessarily spend less now-just get a whole lot more!
July 8, 2009 at 5:07 PM
I used to spend $400 for just me and the hubby, but that included eating out occasionally too!
Your swag bucks will pile up quickly! Just do a search or two every day--enjoy!
July 12, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Thank you for posting this. Like you, I am in shock. Before I started couponing, I spent $80-100 a week on groeceries. Now we are down to $25-30. How can you spend over $700 a month? Crazy!